Toilet-paper holder



W. S. HOWARD.

TOILET PAPER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 30, 1919.

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Patented Apr. 6, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM S. HOWARD, OF I-IAZLEI-IURS'I, MISSISSIPPI.

TOILET-PAPER HOLDER.

Application filed October 30, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM S. HOWARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hazlehurst, in the county of Gopiah and State ofMississippi, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Toilet-PaperHolders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to toilet paper holders wherein a removable axiscan be inserted centrally in the roll, and wherein storage is providedfor subsequent rolls for successive use.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is aperspective view of the complete device, with closed doors.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the completed device, with open doors.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device, with the hinged lid open.

Fig. t is a vertical section on the line H of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a transverse section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a detail view, showing the means of fastening the lidnormally, and

Fig. 7 is a detail view on the line 7-7 of Fig. 4.

Similar designations refer to the same parts in all the views.

The entire device consists of a casing 1 having a hinged lid 2 and doors3 leading to side compartments where rolls of toilet paper are storedfor successive use on its floor 1. A square case 5 hinged at its bottom7 at either end of the axis 8 of the toilet roll serves to preventlateral displace ment of the axis 8 during its rotation. A catch 6 holdsthe case 5 normally down, but when the used roll is to be replaced thecatch 6 is uniastened, the case 5 is swung toward the doors, and theaxis 8 is then Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. (3, 1920.

Serial No. 334,459.

capable of lateral movement until it strikes the recess 12. Bearings 9afford means whereby roller 10, held in place by gravity block 11,prevents the toilet paper from crumpling and facilitates its delivery.Hooks 13 on the inner surface of the lid 2 engage fasteners 14 011 theinner vertical walls of the casing 1. If it is desired to suspend thedevice cords 15 are used to this end.

lVhen the roll 16 is exhausted and is to be replaced the casings 5 aretilted so as to permit egress of the roller 8 in either direction; theroller 10 and gravity block 11 being meanwhile removed. The new roll 16is then inserted until axially its center coincides with the bearings ofthe axis 8, which is then laterally pushed in place. The roller 10 andblock 11 are then replaced; the casings 5 are then swung back andfastened, thus locking the axis, permitting scv-.

era-nce of paper from the roll.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a toilet paper holder consisting ofone central and two (counterpart side compartments; the centralcompartment having lateral hearings to receive the ends of the axis ofthe holder, and antipodal vertical grooves to permit insertion of asuperimposed roller and a gravity block, the side compartments havingpivoted casings alternately locking and permitting withdrawal of theholder axis, for the purpose herein fully set forth.

2. The structure consisting of a central and two side compartments asshown and de scribed, in combination with the axis, the roller, thegravity block; and the pivoted counterpart casings permitting thealternate locking and withdrawal of the axis, for the purpose shown anddescribed.

WILLIAM S. HOIVARD. Witness:

V. R. Coons.

